Compliance | April 17th, 2014 Unremitted Contributions Cost Fiduciaries $142K April 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court has ordered the fiduciaries of a Columbia, Maryland, 401(k) plan to pay restitution...
Benefits | April 9th, 2014 What 401(k)s Can Learn from 403(b)s April 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Passage of 403(b) regulations in 2007 led 403(b) plans to adopt similar requirements and administration...
Benefits | April 9th, 2014 Sponsors Support Stricter Fiduciary Standards April 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey of retirement plan sponsors from AARP suggests there is widespread support for holding...
Products | April 8th, 2014 Online Tool Compares 401(k) Plan Fees April 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – America’s Best 401k, a provider of 401(k) plan solutions for medium and small-sized businesses, has...
Benefits | April 2nd, 2014 Roth 401(k) Is an Option to Consider April 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors might consider offering Roth accounts to participants, since some may want to contribute...
Benefits | April 2nd, 2014 Positive 401(k) Behaviors Picking Up April 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Workers who made changes to their 401(k) accounts last year took a positive step 76%...
Investing | March 28th, 2014 Retirement Assets Totaled $23T at Year-End 2013 March 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total U.S. retirement assets reached $23 trillion at year-end 2013, growing 15.6% during the year,...
Compliance | March 28th, 2014 DOL Says 401(k) Trustee Failed to Perform Duties March 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit to remove and replace a 401(k)...
Benefits | March 27th, 2014 Many Unsure 401(k) Will Produce Adequate Income March 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half of employees are unsure their 401(k) retirement plan will provide them with...
Benefits | March 25th, 2014 Is 3% in Retirement Plan Fees Reasonable? March 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey questions whether small businesses are paying too much when it comes to...
Compliance | March 24th, 2014 No Shortage of Challenges or Chances March 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement advice professionals must confront some acute challenges in the months and years ahead to...
Deals and People | March 20th, 2014 Great-West, Putnam to Combine Retirement Businesses March 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Great-West Lifeco Inc., which owns investment services firms Great-West Financial and Putnam Investments, will combine...
Investing | March 13th, 2014 DC Participants Favor Fixed Income in February March 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a reversal of the past four months, participants of defined contribution (DC) retirement plans...
Compliance | March 12th, 2014 Health System and Plan Providers Sued Over Plan Fees March 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The St. Louis-based law firm of Schlichter, Bogard & Denton filed a class action on...
Benefits | March 7th, 2014 Time to Consider a Collective Trust? March 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – One retirement plan service provider says collective investment trusts (CITs) can be a powerful answer...
Compliance | March 6th, 2014 Abandoned Construction Company Gets New Fiduciary March 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has obtained authorization to appoint a new fiduciary for the...
Products | March 6th, 2014 Envestnet Releases Liquid Alternative Portfolios March 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The portfolio consulting group of Envestnet Inc. launched a new multi-manager portfolio series called the...
Benefits | March 5th, 2014 States with Strong 401(k) Plans March 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Connecticut has the highest concentration of strong 401(k) plans, according to an analysis by Judy...
Benefits | March 3rd, 2014 Sponsors See Success Boosting Employer Matches March 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new analysis from investment intelligence firm Strategic Insight shows plan sponsors have enhanced key...
Deals and People | March 3rd, 2014 John Hancock Names National Mid-Market Director March 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Jim Brockelman will rejoin John Hancock Retirement Plan Services as national director, mid-market.